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75 years ago today, on July 2, 1937, a 24 hour guard was mounted for the first time at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery. Since April 6, 1948 the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) has guarded the Tomb 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

God Bless Our Troops!

Good men sleep peaceably in their beds at night because
rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

On July 5, Spc. Edward Marshall, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), walked his last walk as a Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Marshall is one of only 602 Soldiers to have earned the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Guard Identification Badge. An Army Guard has guarded the Tomb 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for the last 75 years.

Good men sleep peaceably in their beds at night because
rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

I remember going to Arlington on a family trip to DC when I was about 12. We went to JFK's grave, first, and my dad prepared us for how to properly behave at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. When we were there, though, the guard pointed his gun at a toddler who had gotten too close and he barked at the parents to keep their child away. Scared the crap out of us-my parents couldn't believe that any parents would take such a small child to a place in which quiet respect was expected.

.......................Scared the crap out of us-my parents couldn't believe that any parents would take such a small child to a place in which quiet respect was expected.

They do it all the time and don't think twice - there is so little respect left for anything.

Hopefully it scared those parents into a better behavior pattern but I figure they filed a complaint.

It's not how old you are, it's how you got here.It's been a long road and not all of it was paved.A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes. Gandhi

Originally Posted by Carol

When I judge someone's integrity one key thing I look at is - How does s/he treat people s/he doesn't agree with or does not like?
I can respect someone who I do not agree with, but I have NO respect for someone who puts others down in a public forum. That is the hallmark of someone who has no integrity, and cannot be trusted.

They do it all the time and don't think twice - there is so little respect left for anything.

Hopefully it scared those parents into a better behavior pattern but I figure they filed a complaint.

My parents waited to take us to DC until we were old enough to understand some history. Why take toddlers to Arlington, the Capitol, Mt. Vernon and all those types of places? They'd much rather meet the mouse in Orlando.